Valles Marineris cloud trails

Distinctive cloud trails are identified in Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Color Imager (MARCI) images over specific locations associated with Valles Marineris and Noctis Labyrinthus and at perihelion solar longitudes (LS = 230°–260°). High‐contrast surface shadows are well defined, as cast from th...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research. B. Solid Earth 2009-11, Vol.114 (E11), p.n/a
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Planetology
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